Kingston crime rate and Crime Score · South Australia council area
Kingston is a council area in South Australia with about 2,420 residents. It has a Crime Score 16 out of 100 (very low), 350th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by break-ins (33rd percentile), vehicle theft (39th percentile), assault (15th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 24.
In 2025-26: violent 579 per 100,000 (+37% vs five years earlier); property 1,529 per 100,000 (+7% vs five years earlier); break-ins 248 per 100,000 (-35% vs five years earlier); theft 496 per 100,000 (-9% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 46th of 69 South Australia councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Kingston council area is 2.8% (South Australia 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 2% of occupied homes (9 public and 11 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; South Australia 5.6%). An estimated 7 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 29.4 per 10,000 residents (South Australia 41.7), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 7.9% of residents were born overseas (South Australia 25.2%), most often in England, New Zealand, Scotland. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.7% (confidence 68 of 100); social housing about 1.9% of homes; about 28.9 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 8% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 579 | 14 | +37% |
| Property | 1,529 | 37 | +7% |
| Break-ins | 248 | 6 | -35% |
| Theft | 496 | 12 | -9% |
Questions
Is Kingston safe?
Kingston recorded 579 violent offences per 100,000 residents in 2025-26, about 55% lower than the South Australia rate (1,300) and about 55% lower than the national rate (1,280). Its Crime Score is 15.8 out of 100 (very low), 350th of 362 councils. These are offences recorded by police per resident: they describe the area as a whole, not the risk on any particular street, and places with a busy centre record more because offences are counted where they happen.
How many break-ins are there in Kingston?
6 break-ins were recorded in 2025-26: 248 per 100,000 residents, about 63% lower than the South Australia rate (667).
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Suburbs in the Kingston council area
Blackford · Bowaka · Cape Jaffa · Duffield · Keilira · Kingston Se · Lacepede · Landseer · Marcollat · Minecrow · Mount Benson · Murrabinna · Neville · Peacock · Pinks Beach · Reedy Creek · Rosetown · Sandy Grove · Taratap · Tilley Swamp · Wangolina · Wells · West Range · Wyomi
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